Lovely contemporary romance back in print from Iris – you’ll be smiling and cheering the while way through this old favourite. Hands up if you have the original… sad, but you can claim bragging rights! Don't look for me. I'll come back when I'm ready. Pandora Madchen wrote those words when she ran off six years ago. In that time she'd become a sensation with the rock group Nemesis, toured the world, and grown up, but she never forgot the promise she made herself. Now Pandora was ready to return to the desert state of Sedikhan and the man she'd loved too soon and too much.
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Photojournalist Bess Grady and her doctor sister Emily Corelli were hoping for a relaxing vacation in the small Mexican town of Tenajo. On assignment for a travel magazine, Bess was supposed to check out the town’s tourist possibilities. She discovered a nightmare.
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Marianna Sanders realized she could not trust the dark and savagely seductive stranger who had come to spirit her away across the sea. She possessed a secret that could topple an empire, a secret that Jordan Draken, the duke of Cambaron, was determined to wrest from her.
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Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is back in this thrilling, chilling adventure, new in paperback. Eve Duncan’s job is to put a face on the faceless victims of violent crimes. Her work not only comforts their survivors, but helps catch their killers. But there is another, more personal reason that Eve Duncan is driven to do the kind of work she does, dark nightmare from a past she can never bury. And as she works on the skull of a newly discovered victim, that past is about to return all over again.The victim is a Jane Doe found murdered, her face erased beyond recognition.
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Eve Duncan's job is to put a face on the faceless victims of violent crimes. Her work not only comforts their survivors--but helps catch their killers. But there is another, more personal reason that Eve Duncan is driven to do the kind of work she does--a dark nightmare from a past she can never bury. And as she works on the skull of a newly discovered victim, that past is about to return all over again.
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While we admit we are over the whole ‘Eve/Bonnie/never going to find her’ drama (its all a bit belaboured after eight books) Iris Johansen still crafts a fine thriller to keep us hooked and in Blood Game Eve Duncan returns in a thriller that pits her against the most evil mind she has ever encountered: a ruthless killer who taunts her with his every move and who has a special affinity for blood. When a Georgia senator's daughter is found murdered, and her body drained of blood, Eve Duncan is drawn into the web of Kevin Jelak, a serial murderer who is on Eve's short list of killers who might know something about her missing daughter Bonnie.
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Eve Duncan returns in a thriller that pits her against the most evil mind she has ever encountered: a ruthless killer who taunts her with his every move and who has a special affinity for blood. When a Georgia senator's daughter is found murdered, and her body drained of blood, Eve Duncan is drawn into the web of Kevin Jelak, a serial murderer who is on Eve's short list of killers who might know something about her missing daughter Bonnie.
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Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has been summoned to Baton Rouge by a high-ranking government official to identify the remains of an unknown murder victim. Eve wants nothing to do with the project. She has finally found peace from her own tragic past, living a quiet life with Atlanta detective Joe Quinn and her adopted daughter, Jane. Then a stunning series of seemingly unrelated events turns Eve's new world upside down.
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This is one of our all-time faves from Iris Johansen. With not a skull reconstruction or bloody murder in sight, this is an early Loveswept back in print and features a gorgeous arrogant, domineering hero and the stuntwoman who steals his heart.
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We’ve always known there would come a time when Jane Maguire, Eve Duncan’s adopted daughter would have a story. This is only the beginning for her. We devoured this when it came out in hardcover, and believe it when we say – wow – what a book! “Don’t kill her. She’s no good to us dead.” These words haunt Jane MacGuire after a shocking attack shatters her world in an instant. Was it a random kidnapping attempt, or the countdown to something far more sinister?
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Jane Macguire, Eve Duncan’s adopted daughter, is all grown up and in a tonne of trouble. “Don’t kill her. She’s no good to us dead.” These words haunt Jane MacGuire after a shocking attack shatters her world in an instant. Was it a random kidnapping attempt, or the countdown to something far more sinister?Who is after her, and what do they want so badly they’ll kill anyone in their way?
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When Cassandra Deville learns of the arrival of an English ship, she fears that her worst nightmare is about to come true. Though her artist father has never fully explained the reason for her family's flight from France during the Reign of Terror, she suspects that something sinister is involved and that the Englishman is her father's enemy.
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Devon Brady is a devoted veterinarian working in a makeshift hospital on a remote search and rescue mission. When a man arrives with his wounded black Lab, Ned, she has no idea that she is about to be plunged into a whirlwind of terror and destruction.
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A scintillating new stand alone thriller from the author behind Eve Duncan. Devon Brady is a devoted veterinarian working in a makeshift hospital on a remote search and rescue mission. When a man arrives with his wounded black Lab, Ned, she has no idea that she is about to be plunged into a whirlwind of terror and destruction.
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New in paperback, Dead Aim by Iris Johansen a taut, chilling read. What happens when a reporter does more than just report? She has recorded some of the most tragic and heartbreaking of catastrophes, everything from natural disasters to infamous acts of terror. Her experiences have left her forever marked with the human side of tragedy. So when a dam breaks in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado, photojournalist Alex Graham is once more at the site doing more than just snapping pictures - she is in the mud with a shovel digging for survivors.
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Emily Hudson is an archaeologist who travels the world in search of priceless artefacts from war-torn countries and other hot spots. Her best friend and partner, Joel Levy, is always at her side until one day, her entire crew is massacred and Joel and Emily are held captive. Victims of one of the most ruthless and evil human beings on earth, for two weeks they try to survive, until Emily is the unwitting instrument in Joel’s demise.John Garrett has worked for the CIA, MI6, and whoever else needed his services. Now, the CIA comes calling with a desperate mission for him: save Emily Hudson. But their may be more to this job than they let him know. And soon, his connection to Emily has him questioning everything he thought to be true. Emily has vengeance on her mind. Will Garrett aid her in getting revenge? Can Emily help him get to the truth behind a bigger conspiracy? Or will they both die trying. As readers, we’ll certainly be left guessing – and gasping – til the final resolution. Previously available in hardcover and trade paperback.
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Emily Hudson is an archaeologist who travels the world in search of priceless artefacts from war-torn countries and other hot spots. Her best friend and partner, Joel Levy, is always at her side until one day, her entire crew is massacred and Joel and Emily are held captive. Victims of one of the most ruthless and evil human beings on earth, for two weeks they try to survive, until Emily is the unwitting instrument in Joel’s demise.
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From three sentimental favourites, don’t miss the charm and history of the Delaney family. You may remember the Delaney dynasty – Fayrene, Iris and Kay wrote a number of books years ago about this family – don’t get too excited – they are al out of print. The Delaney Christmas Carol is a wonderful snapshot of this family.
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Out of print since it was first published in 1986, some of us here behind the scenes remember reading it when it first came out and still have the a copy in the original yellow 80s cover. Doesn’t feel like we are that old! At any rate, its definitely time for a pristine new edition of this treasured romantic favourite from Iris. Knowing she'd have only one chance to enlist his help, Kira Rubinoff plotted her approach carefully. Formidable, seductive, handsome to the point of dangerous, Zack Damon didn't suffer fools gladly, but Kira was no one's fool.
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Tragedy and adversity have dogged Eve Duncan throughout her life. Raised by a drug addicted teenage mother, Eve herself got pregnant early. Beautiful little Bonnie turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to both Eve and her mother Sandra.
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In Vasaro, France, there is an attempted kidnapping of the young daughter of U.S. President Jonathan Andreas and little Cassie’s secret service guard and nanny are brutally murdered. Only the timely intervention by a mystery man named Michael Travis foils the plot. Unfortunately the shock of what Cassie has witnessed leaves her in a catatonic state.
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Darkly thrilling and sure to keep you guessing from beginning to end, this latest thriller from Iris Johansen is new in paperback. A sure-fire one night read. For Kerry Murphy, the inferno is never far away. The flames of that long-ago night still burn in her nightmares: the heat, the choking smoke, the helplessness. She can never run fast enough.
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After barely surviving the deadly fire that killed her mother, Kerry Murphy became an arson specialist assisted by her lovable canine helper, Sam.
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What memories this book brings back! The first (or at least, one of the very early books) of Iris Johansen’s Sedikhan series written for Loveswept is just lovely and while a little dated it certainly stands the test of time. When P.I. Honey Winston is hired to steal incriminating letters from visiting dignitary Prince Rubinoff, she’s prepared for a dangerous mission that could end her career.
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If you close your eyes, he'll get you. Sophie Dunston knows all too well how dreams can kill. As one of the nation's top sleep therapists, she specializes in the life-threatening night terrors that her ten-year-old son, Michael, suffers from. But she is also an expert in another kind of terror-the kind that can turn a dream life into a living nightmare in the blink of an eye.
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Riveting chilling suspense that will certainly keep you up all night – how handy that this heroine is a sleep therapist. If you close your eyes, he’ll get you. Sophie Dunston knows all too well how dreams can kill. As one of the nation’s top sleep therapists, she specializes in the life-threatening night terrors that her ten-year-old son, Michael, suffers from. But she is also an expert in another kind of terror - the kind that can turn a dream life into a living nightmare in the blink of an eye.Someone is watching. He’s a shadowy figure from out of her darkest fears and he hasn’t forgotten her. In one shocking moment of violence, he’d shattered Sophie’s world forever and left her with only one thing to live for: her son. But the nightmare isn’t over for Sophie Dunston. It’s just begun.
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Recovering from the horror of her last case, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has spent the last year on the remote island retreat of her dear friend multimillionaire John Logan. When long buried bodies turn up in Talladega Falls, GA, ex-FBI Agent-turned-cop Joe Quinn knows it is time to bring Eve back into play.
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Fleeing her cruel master, Thea finds refuge with renegade crusader and Knight Templer, Lord Ware. Hunted by the very men he once called friends and teachers, Ware is a mercenary with a loyal band of knights.
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Divorced research scientist Kate Denby loves her work at Gentech Corporation and her eight-year-old son Jason is a joy. Maverick scientist Noah Smith can't tempt her by a job offer. He knows that she is on the verge of creating a nearly foolproof plasmic delivery system for medication.
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You would think that having reprinted these books this decade, the publisher would make an effort with better covers! After a tragic turn of events, Lily Deslin learned the hard way that people are not always what they seem. Now she’s rebuilt her life from scratch, returning to school and nurturing her beloved and talented daughter, Cassie. What she doesn’t know is that her quiet but satisfying life is about to change. At the beach cottage she’s rented for a well-earned vacation, Lily is being watched.
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A princess and a warrior-chief are swept from the glittering courts of Elizabethan England to the storm-tossed cliffs of the Scottish Highlands, in an engrossing tale of peril and desire.
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An arrogant merchant prince following William the Conqueror to England, encounters a spirited, mysterious and beautiful slave to a Saxon Lord. When she offers to lead the prince to a hidden treasure in return for her freedom, she doesn't know she'll lose her heart in the exchange.
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Iris Johansen is back at her suspenseful best with No One to Trust, new in paperback and the tantalising story of the shady Sean Galen, the behind-the-scenes man who has appeared to help save the day and then fades into the background. Always one to stir up trouble, Galen finds more than he bargains for when he rescues Elena Kyler from prison.
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The action doesn’t stop in this latest stand alone thriller to come to paperback by one of our all time favourite authors. For eight years, single mother Grace Archer has been living a picture-perfect life raising her daughter on a horse farm in the small town of Tallanville, Alabama. Watching Frankie grow into a talented and confident young girl has made Grace as happy as any mother could hope to be. Happy enough, even, to forget the past. But the past never quite goes away. Which is why a certain charismatic man also moved to Tallanville eight years ago to watch over her.
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An oldie that has stood the test of time, there are only a few cringe-worthy moments in this book – given that it was first published in 1998, Iris is forgiven! Samantha Barton survived imprisonment on the war-torn island of St. Pierre. Her family wasn’t so lucky. Now, in her new identity as the tough-as-nails revolutionary code-named Topaz, she enlists the aid of an enigmatic industrialist, Fletcher Bronson, on a risky mission to rescue some stranded refugees.
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Megan Blair is unaware of her psychic powers but must uncover the mysteries of her own mind when strangers start trying to kill her.
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Iris Johansen strikes a sinister note from the very first page and the tension doesn’t stop til the final resolution in Pandora’s Daughter – we devoured it in hardcover and went back for a re-read in celebration of the paperback release – fabulous reading. For as long as she can remember, successful young physician Megan Blair has tried to silence the voices in her head that bring her to the edge of madness and terror. Megan possesses psychic powers that have been dormant for years, hidden deep in the past she's tried so desperately to forget. But now everything has come to a boiling point - someone is trying to kill her, and others are trying to use her, including the deadly and seductive Neal Grady.
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Yes, we’re all a bit tired of Eve Duncan and her quest for her dead daughter Bonnie (insensitive of us, we admit) but with Quicksand, Iris Johansen sucks you back into the mystery, drawing in characters from Pandora’s Daughter for a riveting thriller. And yes, Eve and Joe are still together and there’s a bit of a twist with Joe at the end of this book.
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Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is still obsessed with finding the body of her long-dead daughter, Bonnie. No stranger to looking for clues where there seem to be none, Eve enlists the unique skills of the mysterious Dr. Megan Blair to help bring Bonnie’s elusive killer to justice. The tension and danger escalates as Eve and her lover Joe Quinn go on a hunt that can either bring them the revenge and closure that Eve has long sought or the destruction of everything she holds dear.
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Some would kill to know what Caitlin Vasaro knows. For the secrets she’s kept hidden all her life are the kind that the rich and the powerful will do anything to possess.
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K-9 Search and Rescue expert Sarah Patrick and her golden retriever Monty have just returned from another international disaster rescue when she is drawn into a case that will threaten both her life and her emotions. One of billionaire businessman John Logan’s research centers in Columbia has been attacked and the workers murdered.
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When her key artefact is hijacked en route to a research lab, she is thrust into an adventure in which she must match wits against a terrifying enemy who will kill anyone who stands in his way. And when Hannah becomes his target, she knows that her best hope for survival lies with Kirov, a mysterious and deadly man from her past. Together they will race to unravel Marinth's last great secret in order to prevent a catastrophe of global proportions. Before the lethal game is over, however, Hannah will realize that no one is above suspicion.
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Marine architect Hannah Bryson has landed the assignment of a lifetime. The U.S. maritime museum has just acquired the former pride of the Soviet fleet, the legendary nuclear attack sub Silent Thunder, for public exhibition. Its Hannah’s job to inspect every inch of the decommissioned vessel and make sure it’s safe for the thousands of expected visitors.
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Our interest in forensic sculptor Eve Duncan had started to wane. Now Iris Johansen has grabbed us by the throat and sucked us in all over again – Stalemate is excellent – we devoured it in hardcover and went back for a re-read in time for this paperback release. Heroines don’t come with any more baggage than forensic sculptor Eve Duncan. Her daughter was the victim of a serial killer, her body never discovered. Now Eve has a new life with Atlanta police detective Joe Quinn and an adopted daughter – Jane MacGuire. But Eve has never been able to outrun her past and now it seems to have caught up with her – ready or not.Eve Duncan has turned down the job twice already. Her skill and devotion in identifying murder victims and helping bring their killers to justice may be world-renowned. But Eve works exclusively for law enforcement and the families of the innocent, and the man on the other end of the phone is many things, none of them law-abiding or innocent.
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Heroines don’t come with any more baggage than forensic sculptor Eve Duncan. Her daughter was the victim of a serial killer, her body never discovered. Now Eve has a new life with Atlanta police detective Joe Quinn and an adopted daughter – the wonderful Jane MacGuire – who we hope grows up to get her own story! But Eve has never been able to outrun her past and now it seems to have caught up with her – ready or not.
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Rachel Kirby is a computer genius whose personal life is hell. While she continues to climb the corporate ranks, her beloved twin sister is plagued by a chronic illness that will eventually kill her, leaving Rachel all alone. Serendipity in the form of a mysterious email lands in Rachel's lap one day, but not without a price.
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With enough twists and turns to keep you guessing til the very end, Iris Johansen and her son Roy, have co-written a riveting novel of suspense and danger. Rachel Kirby is a computer genius whose personal life is hell. While she continues to climb the corporate ranks, her beloved twin sister is plagued by a chronic illness that will eventually kill her, leaving Rachel all alone. Serendipity in the form of a mysterious email lands in Rachel's lap one day, but not without a price. Thousands of miles away, archeologist John Tanek sits trapped inside a collapsed Egyptian tomb with a functioning laptop. He knows that Rachel is the only person who can help him, but time is quickly running out. It turns out the collapse was no accident. John has discovered something very valuable in that tomb, something that humankind has been searching for throughout history, something that Rachel could use as it may hold the key to her sister's cure. While Rachel orchestrates his rescue, she soon finds herself trapped in a dangerous web of deceit and murder. Can she put her trust in John Tanek? She'd do anything to save her sister. Will they both live long enough to unravel the ancient mystery they've found inside the tomb? Previously available in hardcover and trade paperback.
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Jean Marc Andreas wanted what was his by right. He was seeking justice and he would use any means to get it. Juliette de Clement, a confidante of the royal family, could aid his search for the priceless treasure so many had killed to possess and died to protect.
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Big sigh as we recall with fondness Iris Johansen’s early romance career. Before Eve Duncan and murder and mayhem, Iris Johansen penned dozens of contemporary romances that were beautiful, gentle and just so so good, featuring young heroines and arrogant heroes. This is one of those books.
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First published in 1990 and back in print for the first time since, we’d have thought that twenty years later the publisher would have at least gotten the cover better! Lara Clavel knows that her mission to the war-torn Caribbean island of Saint Pierre is fraught with danger. But she is determined to rescue the imprisoned rebel leader Ricardo Lázaro, if only to prevent her twin brother from rejoining his revolutionary army.
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The heather-scented hills of the Scottish highlands come to life in a mesmerizing novel about a wickedly disturbing man who transforms a hardheaded businesswoman into a willing slave of passion.
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Whimsical and utterly romantic, this early reprint from Iris Johansen’s spins off from the recently available Capture the Rainbow. She was stranded in a deadly sandstorm when he rode to her rescue like a desert prince on his black stallion. On a lark Billie Callahan had come to the Middle East to play a minor film role in a desert epic. Suddenly she found herself starring in a real-life romantic adventure.
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Entirely new, this is Johansen’s first historical romance in over a decade and it promises to be just as captivating as our favourites from her – The Golden Barbarian, The Magnificent Rogue, The Beloved Scoundrel and the book from which this spins off – Lion’s Bride (heroine Selene is sister to Thea from Lion’s Bride) to name a few. You can’t call yourself an aficionado of historical romance if you haven't read these! In the meantime, we’re off to indulge in a re-reading orgy. Lady Selene Ware had been nothing more than a harem slave when Kadar Ben Arnaud, a man once trained in the black arts of death and seduction, helped her escape to the safety of her native Scotland.
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First Julie Garwood, now Iris Johansen!!! Entirely new, this is Johansen’s first historical romance in over a decade and it promises to be just as captivating as our favourites from her – The Golden Barbarian, The Magnificent Rogue, The Beloved Scoundrel and the book from which this spins off – Lion’s Bride (heroine Selene is sister to Thea from Lion’s Bride) to name a few. You can’t call yourself an aficionado of historical romance if you haven't read these! In the meantime, we’re off to indulge in a re-reading orgy. Lady Selene Ware had been nothing more than a harem slave when Kadar Ben Arnaud, a man once trained in the black arts of death and seduction, helped her escape to the safety of her native Scotland. But even a world away she still wasn’t safe from the sheikh who claimed her as his stolen property and who now forced both her and Kadar to return with a chance to win their freedom. There is, of course, a catch. First they must find the legendary religious relic that men of power have searched for from King Arthur’s time to the present.For Selene and the ex-assassin, it is a dangerous odyssey that begins in erotic captivity and leads to an encounter with the mysterious and reclusive Tarik, who now possesses the treasure. But the truth is far more explosive, the stakes far more deadly, and the closer they come to discovering the secret, the closer they will come to losing each other and their lives. For even as Selene grasps the key to this age-old mystery, Kadar may have to step over the fine line separating the dark path from the light to save her.
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For quiet, unassuming Nell Calder, life as she knew it came to a chilling halt the night an assassin with a knife closed in. When the carnage was over, Nell's husband and four-year-old daughter were dead, and Nell's face and body were destroyed.
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Taking the stage that evening, Daisy Justine had no idea that she was auditioning for her life. Watching from the darkness beyond the footlights was the world-famous composer Jason Hayes. The reclusive genius was seeking a new star to play the tragic heroine in his latest work, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello.
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In Renaissance Italy, intrigue is as intricate as carved cathedral doors, but none is so captivating as that surrounding the prized Wind Dancer, the lost treasure of a family and of the man who will stop at nothing to reclaim it.
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